Decatur, GA
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Decatur in Georgia · Population: 29,118
TRI sites such as Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Southeastern Minerals Inc; Ergon Asphalt Partners LP - Bainbridge; SDWIS systems such as ATTAPULGUS; CLIMAX; BRINSON anchor Decatur, GA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 33/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Decatur include ATTAPULGUS; BRINSON, while Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 33/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Decatur -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Decatur, GA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+15.1%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+15.1%
4.4 million lb → 5.0 million lb, every facility that filed
- Decatur, GA's total reported releases rose from 4.4 million lb in 2022 to 5.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Decatur, GA's land releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 462 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Decatur, GA's water releases rose from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Decatur, GA's off-site transfers rose from 219 lb in 2022 to 291 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (3)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| ATTAPULGUS | 750 | 36 |
| CLIMAX | 397 | 0 |
| BRINSON | 281 | 16 |
TRI Facilities (5)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops | 22.0M lbs |
| 2 | Southeastern Minerals Inc | 3.8K lbs |
| 3 | Ergon Asphalt Partners LP - Bainbridge | 111 lbs |
| 4 | Texpar Bainbridge Terminal | 13 lbs |
| 5 | Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant 70 | 0 lbs |
Cities in Decatur (4)
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What does this county environmental profile show?
This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.